Chapter 29 Worthy of Heaven and Earth's Conscience
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The negotiated pay is only the most basic reward. Of course, qualified brokers or managers have to seek more protection for their clients, and this is Amanda Seyfried's mother.
Luo Nan broke up the moves, and negotiations were originally a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.
All morning, he and Mrs. Seyfried only agreed on the pay and their conditions for guarantee.
This was already very fast. The negotiations for Michelle Williams, who was in charge of Robert, had not even agreed on the basic salary by noon.
It is relatively easier for ordinary actors. If you change to a celebrity actor, negotiations will last for several weeks or even months.
After being frustrated by Ronan with a soft knife, Mrs. Seyfried's descendant restrained a little and did not make excessive demands on the supplementary terms of the pay.
For example, many actors in this era have not even raised the box office bonuses.
The box office bonus is different from the late share, which is a one-time reward given to the main cast and crew by the production company in its contract to how many North American box office numbers it promises.
Mrs. Seyfried should be very clear that Amanda Seyfried did not mention such a capital.
Of course, she did not let go of the battle, such as Amanda's insurance benefits on the crew.
The Entertainment Act has rigid provisions in this regard. Ronan cannot cause trouble. The expenditure in this regard must be done. The law stipulates that the actor's medical insurance, personal insurance and benefits account for at least 15% of the basic salary.
The crew will definitely pay according to the minimum standards.
There is also an overdue payment. The actor's filming work time lasts for two months, from May 1st to June 30th. If the filming is overdue, the crew will need to pay Amanda Seyfried's side $2,000 for every day it exceeds one day.
To put it bluntly, this is the overtime clause.
It is not popular in Hollywood that employees work overtime voluntarily. Overtime work must be paid, otherwise the troubles caused will cost more money to be solved.
In his previous life, Ronan became a middle-level company in a large company. Not to mention that he had to stay on duty all year round, he had to be on standby at any time. He did not work at all times, which resulted in a long period of time without a private life and no life in his last attempt to do work and socialize.
The negotiations continued in the afternoon.
"Amanda's name will appear the third among the actors, second only to the male and female protagonists." Mrs. Seyfried began to fight for her daughter's chance to show her face: "The opening credits should be presented separately."
Regarding the opening, Ronan had an exchange with James Huang. The film had a prelude, but the time was very short.
He directly rejected: "Amanda's name ranks fourth in the actor, and is tied with the name of another actress Michelle Williams."
Mrs. Seyfried played a clever trick: "It's OK to be the last one at the prelude."
Ronan said lightly: "That's left to the director."
The best subtitles for the prelude are, one is the beginning of the prologue, and the other is the end of the prologue, and he appropriately gives the sweetness: "Amanda's name will not be smaller than the names of any other actor, including height, width, thickness and display time."
Having had morning negotiation experience, Mrs. Seyfried didn't dare to underestimate Ronan, thought for a while, and said, "Yes."
Mrs. Seifried continued to request: "During the filming period, Amanda will be equipped with a special car to pick up and drop off. When shooting, she will enjoy a nanny car alone. There must be no shots below the shoulders and above the thighs and knees during the filming. When staying in the hotel in the outdoor hotel, the hotel must be above three stars. If the film participates in the film festival, Amanda will need to arrange at least one media event and provide sufficient funds."
Negotiations on these small matters are still bargaining. Ronan was not polite and said directly: "You can solve the traffic problem yourself. The crew has limited funds and cannot provide a nanny car. But if you go out to shoot, Miss Seyfried can share a car with another actor, and the same is true for the dressing room. There will be no nude shots, there is no problem with the hotel, and there is no need to talk to the film festival."
Upon hearing these words, Mrs. Seyfried's face turned dark.
This producer is so stingy!
Ronan rarely gives in the money, but uses some false names as a bargaining weight: "Ms. Amanda Seyfried can sign in the future video advertisements or trailers that Shahai Entertainment will place. In the future, Miss Amanda Seyfried can also sign in the DVD, video tape and CD packaging of the video, as well as the bottom of the video advertisement poster."
As a member of the main actor group, in the plan formulated by Ronan, Amanda Seyfried already enjoys such treatment, but as a black-hearted capitalist, how can he be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth without taking the other party's due treatment as a bargaining chip?
Mrs. Seyfried thought about it and thought it was not bad, so that Amanda's name would have more opportunities to appear, which would be conducive to long-term development.
After thinking for a while, she said, "Yes."
Subsequently, the negotiations for the double-shots involved specific shooting, mainly because Amanda cannot shoot large-scale or difficult shots.
The focus of the debate is mainly those scenes with larger blood scales.
As for the consulting and decision-making rights for scripts, co-stars and directors, makeup and clothing, publicity and behind-the-scenes, they are not in the discussion at all.
Even if Mrs. Seyfried had just entered the film industry, she would not be too stupid to demand power in this regard.
Not to mention the extra benefits, only celebrity actors have them.
It took a full day to negotiate the contract between Amanda Seyfried. The next day, under the witness of a lawyer, the two parties officially signed the contract. (If it is a trade union contract project, the corresponding trade union representative needs to endorse it and file it with the trade union.)
It took nearly a week to go, and the crew signed a contract with Michelle Williams, Melissa Leo and Robert Knepp.
These actors have little fame and no appeal. The pay was lowered to a certain extent by Ronan, a black-hearted capitalist. The highest pay was 50,000 US dollars, Melissa Leo, and Michelle Williams, who had only been in the industry for a few years, had only 20,000 US dollars in pay.
With the total pay of two Arab actors of $15,000 and the cost of hiring extras, Ronan successfully suppressed the actors' pay expenses to less than $150,000.
The highest personal compensation for the entire crew is James Huang, who directed "X-Files" and was a producer in different positions in three TV series episodes, which also meets a salary of $300,000.
And James Huang's good friend Glenn Morgan.
The well-known screenwriter polished Ronan's script. Ronan adopted Glenn Morgan's suggestion and revised the script again, aggravating the role of the black character. It was to rescue the black character and trigger a crisis for the protagonist's family, causing the neighbors to invade, and finally the black man escaped, attracting the rescue of the Arab neighbors.
The era of Black Lives Matter has begun to highlight.
According to the industry in the circle, Glenn Morgan received an almost lowest polish fee of $1,000.
By the time the screenwriter strikes in 2008, this minimum number will rise to $15,000.
The investors hate strikes the most.
Which boss doesn't want to exploit employees to death?
"When you work overtime: you should regard the company as your home. When you take leave, you think the company is your home. If you want to come, you can leave."
"You will definitely raise your salary. As long as you do it well, the company will never treat you badly."
As a new boss, when recruiting inexperienced new employees, Ronan will definitely say: Learn from colleagues who often work overtime, and learn from employees who do not require salary and benefits...
As young people, they need to do more to gain abilities.
Unfortunately, no first-line stars have come to "Human Purge Plan" to make a friendly guest appearance.
The total salary expenses of the crew were controlled within 600,000 US dollars according to Ronan's plan, and the goal was basically achieved.
The expenses of the entire Shahai Entertainment will also be removed from the crew’s accounts, and Mary has been doing the accounts, which is also a common situation in the independent film industry. It will continue to be released from the financing until the film is released in North America.
During the preparation period, shooting period and post-production, there are countless expenses for various names, even if the film is released, there is also promotion and marketing.
Shahai Entertainment does not have the ability to publish, but the producers can also advertise the video.
Chapter completed!